21.24.030 Height.
A. Maximum Height. The maximum height of fences shall be as follows, provided that the requirements of RZC 21.52.040, Sight Clearance at Intersections, are met:
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Table 21.24.030 |
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Permitted Height |
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UR, RA-5, R1-R30 |
Six feet anywhere on the lot (see RZC 21.24.060, Additional Residential Neighborhood Requirements, for additional information) |
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All other zones |
Eight feet anywhere on the lot, subject to landscaping requirements in RZC 21.32, Landscaping |
B. Fences Adjacent to Rockeries or Retaining Walls.
1. Where a fence and a rockery or retaining wall lying within a building setback area are within five feet of each other, the combined height of the fence and rockery or retaining wall shall not exceed a maximum of eight feet except as provided in subsections B.2 and B.3 below.
2. Staff may approve a modification to the combined height limit for fences and rockeries or retaining walls if either:
a. The City’s Building Code requires additional height, such as where a guard rail is required to be placed atop a retaining wall or rockery; or
b. The design of the rockery or retaining wall includes terraces that are deep enough to incorporate landscaping or other techniques that reduce the visual mass of the wall, and the fence is designed to be no more than 50 percent solid.
3. The Technical Committee may approve a modification to the combined height limit for fences and rockeries or retaining walls if the modification is necessary because of the size, configuration, topography, or location of the subject property, to provide the property with the use rights and privileges permitted to other properties in the vicinity or zone in which the property is located, and the modification will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or to abutting properties:
C. Measurement of Fence and Wall Height. For purposes of this chapter, fence and wall height shall be measured as follows:
1. Fence height shall be measured as the vertical distance between the existing grade on the site at the base of the fence and the top edge of the slats or other fence material (exclusive of fence posts).
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Figure 21.24.030A |
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2. The combined height of fencing placed on top of a wall or rockery shall be measured as the vertical distance between the existing grade on the site at the base of the wall and the top edge of the slats or other fence material (exclusive of posts).
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Figure 21.24.030B |
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3. Where the grade within six feet of the base of a fence or wall differs from one side of the fence or wall to the other (as when a fence is placed at the top or bottom of a slope or at the top of a rockery or retaining wall), the height shall be measured from the side with the lowest existing grade.
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Figure 21.24.030C |
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